Hainesport Township School, Hainesport NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Hainesport Township School

Hainesport Township School is the sole school in the Hainesport Township School District, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a regular public school set in a small, primarily residential Burlington County township that is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The school sits on Broad Street (Route 38) in the civic cluster that includes the municipal building and township park, with walking trails connecting them. There is no traditional downtown; the texture is suburban subdivisions and preserved natural areas along the Rancocas Creek. High school students from Hainesport attend Rancocas Valley Regional High School in neighboring Mount Holly, a fact families with older children will want to factor into their plans, as the school itself does not extend past grade eight.

Academic performance on New Jersey’s state assessments presents a mixed picture. In math, proficiency rates are strongest in the early elementary grades, with a substantial share of third and fourth graders meeting state standards. By fifth and seventh grade, about half of students are proficient, but in sixth grade and especially eighth grade, the rates are markedly lower. A similar pattern appears in English language arts: grades three, four, and eight show a moderate to strong share of students at proficiency, while fifth through seventh grades trail behind. Science results, tested in grades five and eight, are notably weaker, with proficiency rates dropping substantially from grade five to grade eight. Taken as a whole, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Burlington County. The early grades appear to be a relative strength, while the middle grades and, in particular, eighth-grade math and science show soft spots that a parent may want to look into further with the school.

The school is of a size that allows for a single-building community feel. The student body is predominantly white, with Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students each present in smaller shares. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a generally middle-income population, but not a uniformly affluent one. No data on special education or English learner enrollment were available. The school is not a Title I school. The district brief turned up no significant recent changes such as leadership turnover, program consolidations, or major budget shifts that would have lasted beyond four years; the district appears to have been stable in its offerings.

Housing in the immediate area reflects southwestern New Jersey’s suburbs southeast of Philadelphia. Typical home valuessit above national medians but below the New Jersey average. The county housing market shows_active listings up year-over-year-_ something buyers considering a move into town should weigh along with commute times along Route 38—but without cited driving averages the prose sticks with{encloseing the pattern of moderate growth and demand evident in the county data.

Families coming to Hainesport Township School should expect a suburban, car-oriented setting with nelleisure amenities woven into the landscape, such as township parks with sports courts, hiking paths tieing into Rancocas State Park, and summer concerts sponsored by local businesses. The school’s academic trajectory shows clear relative strength in early reading and math, fading across middle school, which may matter most for families weighing whether the elementary years or the approach to eighth grade will carry more weight in their decision. There is no graduation rate to report here because the school does not serve high school grades. The character of this place is that of a stable, moderately performing single-school district rooted in a quiet residential community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 52%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 734%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 815%

School 15% · District 15%

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolHainesport Township School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income68%51 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income55%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income61%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income76%59 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income67%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income17%Higher-income39%22 pp gap